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BBC News
04-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Skin cancer diagnosis after Guernsey beautician spotted change
A beautician's work referring clients to get checked for skin cancer has been praised by Merrett was having an appointment when Racheal Day, owner of The Day Salon, suggested she get her skin checked. Ms Merrett said she "didn't for one for a moment think it would be skin cancer".Ms Day, who has undergone training in spotting skin abnormalities, said it was "really important for people to get early diagnosis if they have got something wrong". Ms Day said everyone in her salon had done further advanced training with Skcin, a UK charity which helps people who work with skin recognise any abnormalities on their clients. "We see people regularly so we do notice any changes in their skin and we've had a few clients... that we've referred and there has been something wrong with them," she said."It's an honour to be able to help them." After visiting a GP, Ms Merrett had a biopsy and the cancer was cut out. "I respect Racheal, she saw something and next time I went to the GP... I remembered the conversation."I just thought it was was an injection site and it was a reaction from my skin to an injection over a period of time." Terry Naftel was having a waxing treatment when Ms Day recognised an irregular mole on his got the all-clear but he said her work could be life-saving for others."It's an additional service that could be saving lives and it's free really because all you're doing is paying for the treatment," he story is part of BBC Guernsey's Sun Safety Campaign.
BBC News
17-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Guernsey action group calls for 15mph speed limit on some roads
A Guernsey action group has started a campaign to introduce a 15mph speed limit on some of the island's narrower routes. There is currently a recommended 15mph speed limit for users of Ruettes Tranquilles but the Guernsey Road Users Network (GRUN) has said it wanted this limit to become mandatory. GRUN's chair Jennifer Merrett said: "If we want all road users to enjoy and respect Ruette Tranquilles then the speed limit needs to be made mandatory so it is a punishable offence if 15mph is exceeded."The BBC has approached the States of Guernsey for comment. Ruettes Tranquilles are narrow lanes on the island intended for shared use by pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders, and Merrett added: "The current recommended 15mph is there to encourage users to navigate these narrow lanes cautiously but sadly some people decide to ignore the need to act responsibly which puts more vulnerable road users, as well as themselves, at risk."Several other action groups and community groups on the island have joined the campaign. The Better Journey Project, a community initiative that promotes sustainable travel across the Channel Islands, said: "It is time to formally establish the advisory 15mph speed limit and hierarchy of road users by law. "This would reinforce the purpose of these routes as an option for safer, more pleasant travel and encourage motorists to use the main road network and avoid the temptation to use these routes as rat runs." 'Near misses' Road safety charity Living Streets Guernsey added: "With lanes often only just wider than a car and few, if any, escape routes, pedestrians and animals are left dangerously exposed if vehicles do not stick to the recommended 15mph. "Reports of near misses and pets narrowly avoiding tragedy are far too common."Robert Cornelius, president of the Guernsey Motor Trade Association (GMTA), said: "The GMTA see no reason why the current 15mph recommended speed limits could not be made mandatory."This is likely to have very little effect on anyone's daily commute in the island."
